Crispi, from Utah, USA, is alleged to have deliberately started the fire by deliberately leaving a pound of bacon cooking on the stover.

The 31-year-old is said to have bombarded her ex with texts and phone calls before he phone police to remove her from his home.

When police arrived, they saw smoke pour out of the door and onto the street and when they went inside, they said that there was a wooden stove left open with a fire burning inside and hot coals all over the floor.

The pound of bacon was sitting on a sheet of bacon paper.

“I observed the burner to be on the setting 'High' and the bacon to be severely burned and smoking badly”

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The cop said: "I observed the burner to be on the setting 'High' and the bacon to be severely burned and smoking badly."

Police say that Crispi was drunk and she allegedly told doctors she started the fire to "get back" at her ex.

She has been charged with arson, burglary, assault by a prisoner, interfering with an arresting officer, electronic communication harassment and intoxication.